Tech Bytes: Tesla vehicle recall, San Francisco driverless rides

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More trouble for Elon Musk. Tesla has recalled more than 320,000 vehicles.
A software issue may prevent the taillights from lighting up.The news follows the recall of 30,000 Model X cars due to a frontside passenger air bag problem.

Officials in California have cleared the way for Waymo to provide driverless rides for passengers in San Francisco. The company was granted a permit for the pilot program, but it would need another permit to be able to charge for those rides. Waymo’s autonomous rides will be allowed any time of day or night.

Tidbyt is a retro style display designed to keep you up to date on the things you care about most. You can program it to show sports scores, weather. and just about anything else. It’s supposed to take about 5 minutes to set up, and costs about $180.